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"the ink of the scholar is worth more than the blood of the martyr" - Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)en-USTue, 06 Dec 2016 17:38:50 -0500http://www.typepad.com/http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification40.76842-73.96045http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifSome Rights ReservedSpeaking Event: “American Muslims: 500 Years of History” - Princeton Public Libraryhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/aMR7VKJEzgw/speaking-event-american-muslims-500-years-of-history-princeton-public-library.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/12/speaking-event-american-muslims-500-years-of-history-princeton-public-library.htmlSpotlight on the Humanities: Hussein Rashid on “American Muslims: 500 Years of History” - Princeton Public Library. In 2016, America mourned the passing of one of its heroes, boxing champion Muhammad Ali. His funeral service gave public light to the long history of Muslims in America, and the deep impact...Spotlight on the Humanities: Hussein Rashid on “American Muslims: 500 Years of History” - Princeton Public Library.

In 2016, America mourned the passing of one of its heroes, boxing champion Muhammad Ali. His funeral service gave public light to the long history of Muslims in America, and the deep impact Muslims have on popular culture. This talk takes on an exploration of that history, focusing on literature, and the contemporary political environment. Community Room

]]>islamoyankeeTue, 06 Dec 2016 17:38:50 -0500http://www.islamicate.com/2016/12/speaking-event-american-muslims-500-years-of-history-princeton-public-library.htmlWhy I was scared to attend the AAR Conference this year | Bulletin for the Study of Religionhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/gpYYB2YGTgs/why-i-was-scared-to-attend-the-aar-conference-this-year-bulletin-for-the-study-of-religion.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/12/why-i-was-scared-to-attend-the-aar-conference-this-year-bulletin-for-the-study-of-religion.htmlWhy I was scared to attend the AAR Conference this year | Bulletin for the Study of Religion. Like many scholars of religion, I normally make my plans to attend the annual national meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR). This year, I decided I would not attend. Some...Why I was scared to attend the AAR Conference this year | Bulletin for the Study of Religion.

Like many scholars of religion, I normally make my plans to attend the annual national meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR). This year, I decided I would not attend. Some of my friends and colleagues thought it was perhaps because I was an adjunct, and had no funding to attend the most important professional conference of our discipline. This concern is real for so many of our members, but was not my issue this year. Instead, it was that we were hosting the meeting in an open carry state, and one that allowed students to carry their weapons into classrooms. As a person of color and as a Muslim, the location of the meeting in San Antonio did not seem prudent.

]]>Media AppearancesislamoyankeeThu, 01 Dec 2016 17:33:00 -0500http://www.islamicate.com/2016/12/why-i-was-scared-to-attend-the-aar-conference-this-year-bulletin-for-the-study-of-religion.htmlTrump supporters think my life is worth less than theirs | Religion News Servicehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/gYduFAyOTEE/trump-supporters-think-my-life-is-worth-less-than-theirs-religion-news-service.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/11/trump-supporters-think-my-life-is-worth-less-than-theirs-religion-news-service.htmlTrump supporters think my life is worth less than theirs | Religion News Service. The high school I went to on Long Island taught me a lot about race. I learned about overt racism, and what we now call microaggressions. Over a quarter of a century later, I am under...Trump supporters think my life is worth less than theirs | Religion News Service.

The high school I went to on Long Island taught me a lot about race. I learned about overt racism, and what we now call microaggressions. Over a quarter of a century later, I am under no delusions that we live in a post-racial society. The movement for, and resistance to, Black Lives Matter reminds me every day that racism is part of our national DNA. Even with all that experience, hearing the results of our presidential election shocked me.

]]>Media AppearancesislamoyankeeThu, 17 Nov 2016 17:32:00 -0500http://www.islamicate.com/2016/11/trump-supporters-think-my-life-is-worth-less-than-theirs-religion-news-service.htmlLet Love Overcome Us - We Stand With Lovehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/D3XGS1Ox6h4/let-love-overcome-us-we-stand-with-love.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/10/let-love-overcome-us-we-stand-with-love.htmlLet Love Overcome Us - We Stand With Love. Love wins! What has it won? What had it lost? Perhaps love has not won. Perhaps we have lost. We have lost love. Perhaps it’s not that love wins, but that humanity wins love. By love, I do not mean the...Let Love Overcome Us - We Stand With Love.

Love wins! What has it won? What had it lost? Perhaps love has not won. Perhaps we have lost. We have lost love. Perhaps it’s not that love wins, but that humanity wins love.
By love, I do not mean the love of one person for another person. Cities founded on brotherly/sisterly love are all good in theory. The problem is that when it is between you and I, and we forget what ties us, it’s easy to break those bonds.

]]>ReligionislamoyankeeThu, 27 Oct 2016 12:36:06 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/10/let-love-overcome-us-we-stand-with-love.htmlHofstra Event - Wed. Oct. 26, 2016 - Islam, Islamophobia, and American Democracyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/1AAJdzMv7mY/hofstra-event-wed-oct-26-2016-islam-islamophobia-and-american-democracy.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/10/hofstra-event-wed-oct-26-2016-islam-islamophobia-and-american-democracy.htmlI will speaking at Hofstra University on a panel on Islamophobia and American Democracy. Please come if you can.I will speaking at Hofstra University on a panel on Islamophobia and American Democracy. Please come if you can.

]]>EventsislamoyankeeMon, 24 Oct 2016 08:47:17 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/10/hofstra-event-wed-oct-26-2016-islam-islamophobia-and-american-democracy.htmlIona College - Muslims and the Making of American Democracyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/iA54VNRoaLc/iona-college-muslims-and-the-making-of-american-democracy.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/10/iona-college-muslims-and-the-making-of-american-democracy.htmlIona College I will be giving a talk at Iona College on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 at 7PM. The talk will be on Muslims in America, Islamophobia, and the Presidential election.Iona College

I will be giving a talk at Iona College on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 at 7PM. The talk will be on Muslims in America, Islamophobia, and the Presidential election.

]]>ConferencesislamoyankeeWed, 12 Oct 2016 10:57:15 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/10/iona-college-muslims-and-the-making-of-american-democracy.htmlQuoted in HuffPo Religion Video on Islamhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/zBLtDS3zkpQ/quoted-in-huffpo-religion-video-on-islam.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/10/quoted-in-huffpo-religion-video-on-islam.htmlLet’s Talk About All That Anti-Muslim Garbage In Your NewsfeedsLet’s Talk About All That Anti-Muslim Garbage In Your Newsfeeds

]]>Media AppearancesReligionVideoislamoyankeeFri, 07 Oct 2016 13:08:59 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/10/quoted-in-huffpo-religion-video-on-islam.htmlChronicle of a Debate (II) | ctxt.eshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/Qti-3p0Nbas/chronicle-of-a-debate-ii-ctxtes.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/09/chronicle-of-a-debate-ii-ctxtes.htmlChronicle of a Debate (II) | ctxt.es. Yet the depth of hostility towards Muslims has left some educators in despair. For Hussein Rashid, Trump’s rhetoric is profoundly disturbing: “His desire to ban immigrants from a country of immigrants; his comparison of dying children to poison; and his use of anti-Semitic...Chronicle of a Debate (II) | ctxt.es.

Yet the depth of hostility towards Muslims has left some educators in despair. For Hussein Rashid, Trump’s rhetoric is profoundly disturbing: “His desire to ban immigrants from a country of immigrants; his comparison of dying children to poison; and his use of anti-Semitic imagery should all be called out during the debates. It is not just Islamophobia, but racism writ large”. He admits that he is losing hope. “What we’ve seen in New York this year is men being shot, women being stabbed, and women being lit on fire. I am not sure that if someone has it in their heart to try to burn another human being alive, that education will help”.

]]>Media AppearancesislamoyankeeThu, 29 Sep 2016 20:25:25 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/09/chronicle-of-a-debate-ii-ctxtes.htmlMuslims love New York, too | Religion News Servicehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/znSjfzy9ENc/muslims-love-new-york-too-religion-news-service.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/09/muslims-love-new-york-too-religion-news-service.htmlMuslims love New York, too | Religion News Service. Muslims are New Yorkers and they live in Chelsea. A couple whose marriage I officiated at lived in that area. We are as likely to be victims of these attacks as other New Yorkers. We are more likely to be victims...Muslims love New York, too | Religion News Service.

Muslims are New Yorkers and they live in Chelsea. A couple whose marriage I officiated at lived in that area. We are as likely to be victims of these attacks as other New Yorkers. We are more likely to be victims of racist assaults than white New Yorkers.

We can never tell our own stories. We always have to perform to someone else’s definition of a “good American” and are still told that our citizenship is conditional. We have to show we are not perpetrators, and we can never talk about how we are victims.

That Muslims are subject to a double threat is not a plea to feel sorry for Muslims, but a lament for the city.

]]>Media AppearancesislamoyankeeMon, 26 Sep 2016 09:29:45 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/09/cr%C3%B3nica-de-un-debate-presidencial-ii-ctxtes.htmlConference by Mizan Projecthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/3CeyCAK4_3w/conference-by-mizan-project.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/09/conference-by-mizan-project.htmlI'll be speaking at BU's Pardee School with their Mizan Project in a conference called "Activism, Advocacy, and Scholarship on Islam in the Digital Realm: Prospects, Progress, and Challenges." My session is labeled "Wild Card," which suits me just fine.I'll be speaking at BU's Pardee School with their Mizan Project in a conference called "Activism, Advocacy, and Scholarship on Islam in the Digital Realm: Prospects, Progress, and Challenges." My session is labeled "Wild Card," which suits me just fine.

]]>ConferencesislamoyankeeFri, 16 Sep 2016 07:29:05 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/09/conference-by-mizan-project.htmlQuoted: Muslims surpass atheists as most unpopular group in US | Religion News Servicehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/74sLQ94nPCU/quoted-muslims-surpass-atheists-as-most-unpopular-group-in-us-religion-news-service.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/09/quoted-muslims-surpass-atheists-as-most-unpopular-group-in-us-religion-news-service.htmlMuslims surpass atheists as most unpopular group in US | Religion News Service. But Hussein Rashid, an adjunct professor at Barnard College who frequently writes and consults about Islam in the U.S., said the jump in anti-Islamic sentiment the study pinpoints is reflected in the current political rhetoric. “The data...Muslims surpass atheists as most unpopular group in US | Religion News Service.

But Hussein Rashid, an adjunct professor at Barnard College who frequently writes and consults about Islam in the U.S., said the jump in anti-Islamic sentiment the study pinpoints is reflected in the current political rhetoric.

“The data from this survey shows that there is an increasing pull away from the promise of America,” he said in an email. “In 10 years, people have a more negative perception of Muslims, Jews, gays, Latinos, and Blacks. As a new America is taking shape, with all its diversity, there is a reactionary response that wants a mythic America of everyone being exactly the same.”

]]>Media AppearancesislamoyankeeWed, 14 Sep 2016 07:09:00 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/09/quoted-muslims-surpass-atheists-as-most-unpopular-group-in-us-religion-news-service.htmlHow to Celebrate Eid al-Adha Like an American - The New York Timeshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/0NdIR0axBBw/how-to-celebrate-eid-al-adha-like-an-american-the-new-york-times.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/09/how-to-celebrate-eid-al-adha-like-an-american-the-new-york-times.htmlHow to Celebrate Eid al-Adha Like an American - The New York Times. “Our obligations as American Muslims have not changed, they have just become more difficult,” acknowledges Hussein Rashid, a scholar of Islamic studies. He still believes Muslims should rise above hate and try to be the best version...How to Celebrate Eid al-Adha Like an American - The New York Times.

“Our obligations as American Muslims have not changed, they have just become more difficult,” acknowledges Hussein Rashid, a scholar of Islamic studies. He still believes Muslims should rise above hate and try to be the best version of themselves, not for the sake of appearing moderate, but to uphold and mirror their honorable religious values.

]]>Media AppearancesislamoyankeeSun, 11 Sep 2016 09:42:00 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/09/how-to-celebrate-eid-al-adha-like-an-american-the-new-york-times.htmlConference: Our Common Homehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/4JZIp5CYrrg/conference-our-common-home.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/09/conference-our-common-home.htmlI was blessed to be invited to a conference at the Vatican on Laudato Si, the Papal Encyclical on creation care. Called Our Common Home, I presented a reflection on Laudato Si using the teachings of Imam Jafar as-Sadiq (AS). The conference ended with an audience with the Pope. Audience...I was blessed to be invited to a conference at the Vatican on Laudato Si, the Papal Encyclical on creation care. Called Our Common Home, I presented a reflection on Laudato Si using the teachings of Imam Jafar as-Sadiq (AS). The conference ended with an audience with the Pope.

Audience with Pope Francis

]]>ConferencesInter-faithShi'ismislamoyankeeThu, 08 Sep 2016 07:22:00 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/09/conference-our-common-home.htmlQuoted: In Pakistan, A Well-Known Musician Killed In A Targeted Attack : NPRhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/TGk3qpTQvgw/quoted-in-pakistan-a-well-known-musician-killed-in-a-targeted-attack-npr.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/06/quoted-in-pakistan-a-well-known-musician-killed-in-a-targeted-attack-npr.htmlIn Pakistan, A Well-Known Musician Killed In A Targeted Attack : NPR. Amjad Sabri was gunned down on Wednesday in Karachi, Pakistan. He was famous for Qawwali tradition and came from one of South Asia's most celebrated singing families. Related: Why Was A Prominent Muslim Musician Gunned Down In Pakistan?In Pakistan, A Well-Known Musician Killed In A Targeted Attack : NPR.

Amjad Sabri was gunned down on Wednesday in Karachi, Pakistan. He was famous for Qawwali tradition and came from one of South Asia's most celebrated singing families.

]]>Media AppearancesislamoyankeeWed, 29 Jun 2016 11:10:00 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/06/quoted-in-pakistan-a-well-known-musician-killed-in-a-targeted-attack-npr.htmlMuslim Americans Respond to Orlando Mass Shooting - The Takeaway - WNYChttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/fRT2mZT4MHk/muslim-americans-respond-to-orlando-mass-shooting-the-takeaway-wnyc.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/06/muslim-americans-respond-to-orlando-mass-shooting-the-takeaway-wnyc.htmlMuslim Americans Respond to Orlando Mass Shooting - The Takeaway - WNYC. Shortly after the attack on Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, Muhammad Musri, president and senior imam of the Islamic Society of Central Florida, held a press conference to offer the support of the Muslim community. He also cautioned...Muslim Americans Respond to Orlando Mass Shooting - The Takeaway - WNYC.

Shortly after the attack on Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, Muhammad Musri, president and senior imam of the Islamic Society of Central Florida, held a press conference to offer the support of the Muslim community. He also cautioned the media and Americans around the country from rushing to judgment.

But in this tense political environment, have American Muslims also become victims of such tragedies? For answers, we turn to Hussein Rashid, a professor of religion at Hofstra University. Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear our full conversation.

]]>Media AppearancesislamoyankeeMon, 13 Jun 2016 11:23:00 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/06/muslim-americans-respond-to-orlando-mass-shooting-the-takeaway-wnyc.htmlSpeaking at Temple Emanu-Elhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/FDMGqmKH1xQ/speaking-at-temple-emanu-el.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/06/speaking-at-temple-emanu-el.htmlEmanu-El | Calendar. All temple members and their guests are invited to join us for an evening celebrating our commitment to our friends in the Muslim American community. First, Muslim scholar and educator Dr. Hussein Rashid will address the congregation at Sabbath services about his experience of being Muslim in...Emanu-El | Calendar.

All temple members and their guests are invited to join us for an evening celebrating our commitment to our friends in the Muslim American community. First, Muslim scholar and educator Dr. Hussein Rashid will address the congregation at Sabbath services about his experience of being Muslim in America. Then, at 8 PM in I.M. Wise Hall, we will host a festive Iftar, the break-fast meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (Please note: The Iftar begins later in the evening because break-fast occurs after sundown. Programming to be held after services and before the Iftar will be announced soon.)

]]>EventsislamoyankeeThu, 09 Jun 2016 10:46:28 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/06/speaking-at-temple-emanu-el.htmlWhy was Muhammad Ali the greatest? He had a clear moral vision | Religion News Servicehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/e1CiUOc0qeA/why-was-muhammad-ali-the-greatest-he-had-a-clear-moral-vision-religion-news-service.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/06/why-was-muhammad-ali-the-greatest-he-had-a-clear-moral-vision-religion-news-service.htmlWhy was Muhammad Ali the greatest? He had a clear moral vision | Religion News Service. Ali defined more than a generation. His religious identity was new to the American public, but he did with it what many believers have done — offered a voice of moral clarity and urgency...Why was Muhammad Ali the greatest? He had a clear moral vision | Religion News Service.

Ali defined more than a generation. His religious identity was new to the American public, but he did with it what many believers have done — offered a voice of moral clarity and urgency to the issues of the day.

]]>Media AppearancesislamoyankeeTue, 07 Jun 2016 15:00:31 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/06/why-was-muhammad-ali-the-greatest-he-had-a-clear-moral-vision-religion-news-service.htmlTweeting the Qur'an #Quran #ttQuran #Ramadan 2016/1437http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/xEktcMgioSo/tweeting-the-quran-quran-ttquran-ramadan-20161437.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/06/tweeting-the-quran-quran-ttquran-ramadan-20161437.htmlTraditionally, Muslims read the Qur'an in its entirety over this time, in a section a day. The Qur'an is split into thirty sections, called juz', and one section is read each night. This year is the 8th year I am inviting people to tweet the Qur’an for Ramadan. I will...Traditionally, Muslims read the Qur'an in its entirety over this time, in a section a day. The Qur'an is split into thirty sections, called juz', and one section is read each night.

This year is the 8th year I am inviting people to tweet the Qur’an for Ramadan. I will be tweeting @islamoyankee.

This year, I have been thinking it would be fun to tweet the Qur'an for Ramadan. Coincidentally, Shavuot came, and several people I follow on Twitter tweeted the Torah. Since that experience seemed to be successful, it further cemented my belief that this would be a good idea.

The point is to provide greater access to the Qur'an, so please tweet in English, regardless of the language you read in. Multiple language tweets are welcome.

You should tweet verses that appeal to you each night, not the entire juz'. Some of you may wish to do the whole juz', but the idea is that we find comfort in the word of God, and we approach it and understand differently every time we come to it. Each night, there are certain verses that will have more power/resonance. Simply tweet those.

NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito, NYC Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, NYC Council Members I. Daneek Miller and Helen Rosenthal toured the America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far exhibit at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan earlier this week with the museum’s executive director Andy Ackerman, the museum’s honorary board chair Laurie M. Tisch, museum board member Judith Hannan, the exhibit’s academic advisor Hussein Rashid and others. America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far is a groundbreaking new interactive exhibit for children and families that explores the diversity of Muslim cultures in New York City, the U.S. and abroad. The exhibit showcases the cultural expressions of various Muslim communities around the world through age-appropriate experiences with art, architecture, travel, trade, design and more.

]]>ArtInter-faithIntra-faithMedia AppearancesislamoyankeeSun, 08 May 2016 12:42:00 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/05/childrens-museum-of-manhattan-america-to-zanzibar-politico.htmlMuslims are already denouncing terrorism, why aren't we hearing them? | America Magazinehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/nCVy8rzhvRc/muslims-are-already-denouncing-terrorism-why-arent-we-hearing-them-america-magazine.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/05/muslims-are-already-denouncing-terrorism-why-arent-we-hearing-them-america-magazine.htmlMuslims are already denouncing terrorism, why aren't we hearing them? | America Magazine. Dr. Hussein Rashid, a Muslim American who teaches religious studies and consults on religious literacy, has also experienced a form of selective inattention even when the message is constructive. After the bombing attempt in Times Square in...Muslims are already denouncing terrorism, why aren't we hearing them? | America Magazine.

Dr. Hussein Rashid, a Muslim American who teaches religious studies and consults on religious literacy, has also experienced a form of selective inattention even when the message is constructive. After the bombing attempt in Times Square in 2010, Dr. Rashid—who was born and raised in New York—and two Muslim colleagues were on every major network and cable TV outlet all day condemning the action. That night he gave a talk to 200 people and asked how many had seen the coverage. “Of the 190 people who claimed to be watching TV that day, how many of them remembered seeing us? Zero,” he said. “The narrative had already been set.”

]]>Current AffairsMediaMedia AppearancesPoliticsReligionislamoyankeeFri, 06 May 2016 12:41:00 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/05/muslims-are-already-denouncing-terrorism-why-arent-we-hearing-them-america-magazine.htmlWorking the Love Rally of 2016 | The Huffington Posthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/JGPJtthVw3c/working-the-love-rally-of-2016-the-huffington-post.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/04/working-the-love-rally-of-2016-the-huffington-post.htmlWorking the Love Rally of 2016 | The Huffington Post. At this love rally, I met man whose name I do not know. At this love rally, I met this man who makes me wonder what love looks like for him. At this love rally, I met this man who...Working the Love Rally of 2016 | The Huffington Post.

At this love rally, I met man whose name I do not know. At this love rally, I met this man who makes me wonder what love looks like for him. At this love rally, I met this man who wanted someone to show him a little bit of love, a little bit of kindness, as we all talked about love.

]]>Inter-faithislamoyankeeSun, 17 Apr 2016 17:21:00 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/04/working-the-love-rally-of-2016-the-huffington-post.html#LoveRally on April 10, 2016http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/PXJjPRIy1zQ/loverally-on-april-10-2016.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/04/loverally-on-april-10-2016.htmlI'll be speaking at a rally to counter the hate emerging out of this year's Presidential Election Cycle. Please join if you can on Sunday, April 30, 2016 at 2PM in New York City, by New York University. The official letter about the program is here. Dear Friends: As the...I'll be speaking at a rally to counter the hate emerging out of this year's Presidential Election Cycle. Please join if you can on Sunday, April 30, 2016 at 2PM in New York City, by New York University.

The official letter about the program is here.

Dear Friends:

As the co-founder of the Project for the Advancement of Our Common Humanity (PACH; pach.org), I am writing to let you know that PACH and 20 other NYC organizations are having a love rally in Washington Square Park on April 10th from 2-4. Please join us! We have over 35 world leaders, activists, interfaith leaders, youth groups, a gospel choir, musical groups, spoken word poets, and many others joining us to celebrate love for our common humanity. The rally is in response to the radical hate that is consuming our political conversations and our daily lives. We want to show the world, as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is doing, that there is another way to respond to hate and violence than simply more hate and violence. Join us as we come together as a community of New Yorkers to fight radical hate with radical love.

Here is a link for a promo video by Sweet Honey in the Rock for the Rally. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCnWKnHUcP0&feature=youtu.be Carol Maillard, from Sweet Honey in the Rock, will be welcoming the crowd and their songs, recorded for the Love Rally, will be aired on the video screen. Below are the links for our facebook page, articles about why we are having the rally, and attached is the press release and the flyer for the event.

p.s. We had originally scheduled this for February 14th but it was postponed due to freezing weather.

]]>islamoyankeeSat, 09 Apr 2016 19:16:43 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/04/loverally-on-april-10-2016.htmlLeading Edge - Conference http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/beJwx32OMAM/le.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/04/le.htmlI'll be speaking at the following conference on a Muslim theology of Black Lives Matter. I've spoke at the church before on a similar topic, but this will be different. “Body Politics” :: Jan 17 @middlechurch from Middle Collegiate Church on Vimeo. The Leading Edge 2016: REVOLUTIONARY LOVE—Tools, Tactics, and...

I'll be speaking at the following conference on a Muslim theology of Black Lives Matter. I've spoke at the church before on a similar topic, but this will be different.

Our nation is in a crisis. Though there is only one race — the human race — racism is a construct with lethal consequences. People die while in its custody. Racism has annihilated the souls of citizens and ripped out the heart of our nation. Recent surveys show that 60% of the people in our nation think race relations are in a significant decline, that our dream for justice and equality is dying on the vine.

At the 10th annual Leading Edge Conference and the 6th annual Transform Network Gathering, we will learn and teach each other the best practical wisdom for movement-making, mingled with theoretical underpinnings and theological reflection. Join thought leaders like Chris Crass, Melissa Harris-Perry, Jim Wallis, Jacqui Lewis, Huseein Rashid, and Miguel De La Torre; and activists like Linda Sarsour, Micky ScottBey Jones and Valarie Kaur. In plenaries, short talks, and small group conversations surrounded by music and art, we will create strategies for change.

Activists, analysts, preachers, poets, prophets, teachers, trainers, writers, queer, and straight folk of all faiths ready to make a change: Come and bring your hopes, disappointments, and dreams. We must disrupt the narrative of white supremacy if we are to be free. We need tools, tactics, and truth-telling to dismantle racism.

Ours is #PropheticGrief. Even in our anger and tears, we are ready to do something, to organize. This is a multi-faith, multi-racial movement. Those of us who are disgusted with the status quo are called to join the movement if we are to save our nation, save our world, and save our souls.

]]>ConferencesEventsInter-faithIntra-faithReligionislamoyankeeTue, 05 Apr 2016 09:59:00 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/04/le.htmlPanel: Advancing Religious Literacies: Exploring Islam through the Cultural Studies Methodhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/uGM9nkEko7U/panel-advancing-religious-literacies-exploring-islam-through-the-cultural-studies-method.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/03/panel-advancing-religious-literacies-exploring-islam-through-the-cultural-studies-method.htmlThe loud discourse on Islam in the United States today marks Muslims as a threat, embroiled in pre-modern sensibilities, and unable to participate in democratic societies. These articulations are often made by recycling colonial and oriental images of Muslim women as oppressed and Muslim men as violent, with objects such...The loud discourse on Islam in the United States today marks Muslims as a threat, embroiled in pre-modern sensibilities, and unable to participate in democratic societies. These articulations are often made by recycling colonial and oriental images of Muslim women as oppressed and Muslim men as violent, with objects such as the hijab and the figure of the terrorist at the center. This rise of Islamophobic commentary has resulted in myriad incidences of bullying, teasing, and direct violence against teachers and students who identify, or are read by others, as Muslims. All this points to the lack of understanding about Islam and Muslims in the United States. This panel will argue for the urgent need for religious literacy and introduce the Cultural Studies method to understand Islam and Muslims.

]]>EventsInter-faithIntra-faithReligionislamoyankeeTue, 29 Mar 2016 09:53:04 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/03/panel-advancing-religious-literacies-exploring-islam-through-the-cultural-studies-method.htmlAmerica to Zanzibar elumenati Videohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/eete6QJ5RUA/america-to-zanzibar-elumenati-video.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/03/america-to-zanzibar-elumenati-video.htmlelumenati is the company that did a wonderful immersive architectural experience for the Children's Museum of Manhattan's America to Zanzibar exhibit. They have posted a promo video that only hints at how great the experience is.elumenati is the company that did a wonderful immersive architectural experience for the Children's Museum of Manhattan's America to Zanzibar exhibit. They have posted a promo video that only hints at how great the experience is.

]]>ArtInter-faithIntra-faithLiteratureMediaMusicReligionVideoislamoyankeeSun, 27 Mar 2016 11:47:28 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/03/america-to-zanzibar-elumenati-video.htmlTerrorism in Europe Triggers Debate Over Surveillance of U.S. Muslims - NY City Lenshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/kWUYVo6g_ns/terrorism-in-europe-triggers-debate-over-surveillance-of-us-muslims-ny-city-lens.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/03/terrorism-in-europe-triggers-debate-over-surveillance-of-us-muslims-ny-city-lens.htmlTerrorism in Europe Triggers Debate Over Surveillance of U.S. Muslims - NY City Lens. Meanwhile, Hussein Rashid, a research fellow from the Truman National Security Project, a non-profit that works towards principled solutions for global challenges like terrorism, applauded the commissioner’s statement that underlines that Muslims are a part of...Terrorism in Europe Triggers Debate Over Surveillance of U.S. Muslims - NY City Lens.

Meanwhile, Hussein Rashid, a research fellow from the Truman National Security Project, a non-profit that works towards principled solutions for global challenges like terrorism, applauded the commissioner’s statement that underlines that Muslims are a part of New York’s diverse community. “The New York Police Department has really publically understood where they went wrong in a lot of their surveillances, [and] really spoken out against people who want to replicate this at a national level,” said Rashid.

]]>Media AppearancesislamoyankeeSat, 26 Mar 2016 11:40:00 -0400http://www.islamicate.com/2016/03/terrorism-in-europe-triggers-debate-over-surveillance-of-us-muslims-ny-city-lens.htmlNewsday on America to Zanzibarhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/O0ynO_6mDYQ/news.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/03/news.htmlHere is a Newsday article on the exhibit America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far, at The Children’s Museum of Manhattan, for which I was the lead academic advisor. It's a good chance to shout out my friends from high school. “Our goal is to have children deal with...Here is a Newsday article on the exhibit America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far, at The Children’s Museum of Manhattan, for which I was the lead academic advisor. It's a good chance to shout out my friends from high school.

“Our goal is to have children deal with differences in a healthy, positive way and encourage them to be inquisitive while exploring the world instead of running away from its differences,” Rashid said, an experience not so different from his years growing up in Elmont.

]]>ArtBooksEventsFilmFood and DrinkGamesInter-faithIntra-faithLiteratureMedia AppearancesMusicPhotosPoetryReligionislamoyankeeThu, 10 Mar 2016 09:47:00 -0500http://www.islamicate.com/2016/03/news.htmlReuter's Coverage of America to Zanzibarhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/grJSWGy446M/reu.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/03/reu.htmlHere is a Reuter’s video on the exhibit America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far, at The Children’s Museum of Manhattan, for which I was the lead academic advisor. I had no idea the tie was rakishly crooked. The Muslim Culture Exhibition on TRT Showcase from Reuters Content Solutions...Here is a Reuter’s video on the exhibit America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far, at The Children’s Museum of Manhattan, for which I was the lead academic advisor. I had no idea the tie was rakishly crooked.

]]>ArtBooksEventsFilmInter-faithIntra-faithLiteratureMedia AppearancesMusicPoetryReligionVideoislamoyankeeTue, 01 Mar 2016 09:35:00 -0500http://www.islamicate.com/2016/03/reu.htmlMy Secret Thoughts of America to Zanzibar at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan — Ummah Wide — Mediumhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/islamicate/Fesb/~3/c1N-ykZXFik/my-secret-thoughts-of-america-to-zanzibar-at-the-childrens-museum-of-manhattan-ummah-wide-medium.html
http://www.islamicate.com/2016/02/my-secret-thoughts-of-america-to-zanzibar-at-the-childrens-museum-of-manhattan-ummah-wide-medium.htmlMy Secret Thoughts of America to Zanzibar at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan — Ummah Wide — Medium. For the last few years, I got paid to play with toys. I was able to put a philosophy of Star Trek’s Vulcans into practice, and live as a Jedi. Comics littered...My Secret Thoughts of America to Zanzibar at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan — Ummah Wide — Medium.

For the last few years, I got paid to play with toys. I was able to put a philosophy of Star Trek’s Vulcans into practice, and live as a Jedi. Comics littered my work space, and Dr. Who’s TARDIS traveled with me through space and time. All I was missing was a Buffy or Firefly fix. All of this was possible because I was working on religious literacy and global citizenship.